Catherine M. Deeter

Sept. 28, 1927-Jan. 17, 2013

January 24, 2013

Catherine M. Deeter, daughter of Charles and Francis Duchscher, was born in Rugby on Sept. 28, 1927. She passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, in Tucson, Ariz.

Catherine Deeter grew up on the Duchscher family farm with 14 siblings southeast of Rugby. Catherine, a classic beauty, was the first North Dakota Dairy Princess. She married her high school sweetheart, Kenneth, and they settled on the Deeter farm north of Rugby, eventually retiring in Tucson. Catherine and Ken had six wonderful children.